Where does “gefast” come from?

gefast (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -st, from Old Norse -sk, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

gefast (Icelandic): used in set phrases; see Derived terms

Definitions

  1. used in set phrases; see Derived terms

Ancestry of “gefast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-stturns verbs into middle voice verbs
2Old Norse-sk—
3Proto-Germanic*sek—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →